Posted on Oct 30, 2017
Do you think some soldiers stay in service because of self-limiting beliefs like they wouldn't be good at anything else?
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yup....That is one of the greatest lies we service members tell ourselves. When we get out the truth is that we are more prepared than anyone else....period! We are more well rounded, able to deal with different personalities due to being in situations and experiencing different styles of leadership. We have had many levels of mentorship. We have been through the ringer on so many levels. Gotten up early, went to bed late. Been around the world and seen different kinds of people and cultures. Had tough times and the best of times. We are more prepared than anyone period...and we just have to take time and look back to see that truth. Everyone of us thanks to the military have lived many lives rolled up into one. That is actually all it takes...just sitting down and looking at all the thing you have done in the military. It will blow your mind when you do.
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A many employers don't want military, as many are quagmire in their military ways.
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TSgt Christopher Duemmel
In a lot of ways you are correct in everything you have said. However, the corporate world is very hard to adjust to, at least in my case. Having to revert to a profit at all costs mentality is a tough pill to swallow. I know that I stayed in due to loyalty to my unit and my team mates. However, I was not prepared well to enter the civilian workplace, mainly because of the language barrier. We really don't speak the same language.
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I found the opposite more than true. While in the Army I became extremely good at what I was supposed to know and do. I got a shock after getting out
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CPT Lawrence Cable
I think a lot of us get culture shock coming out of an environment where we are often responsible for millions of dollars worth of equipment and are used to making serious and important decisions and we go to many civilian employers where no one had the same authority as even most junior NCO's.
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CPT Christopher Coker "Do you think *some* soldiers stay in service because of self-limiting beliefs like they wouldn't be good at anything else?"
Absolutely and many see it as a job with security as well, not a calling.
I can do it.
Im not set to be fired.
I get paid ok.
I don't know what I can do on the out side with those same points, think I'll stay here till they tell me to leave.
Absolutely and many see it as a job with security as well, not a calling.
I can do it.
Im not set to be fired.
I get paid ok.
I don't know what I can do on the out side with those same points, think I'll stay here till they tell me to leave.
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CPT John Sheridan
Not necessarily a bad route, even if it isn't a calling. It's a good life with structure and a sense of belonging.
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SFC James William Bolt [ 40 Yards ]
Let me add my two cent .During my time frame in service First most of the troops were drafted and the army was waste time on the road of their life. Most had only one date on their mind . That was the date that their discharge was due and freedom to carry on their life. You had them for about 16 Months and it was hard to keep a unit combat ready and you were all way in a state of fill gaps in your and were never able to teach the
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